Example sentences of "are [verb] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other half wants to hang dependent clauses ; like ‘ Americans will tell anything to an Englishman with a camera poking over his right shoulder when they are trapped on a long distance train . ’ |
| 2 | Extensive entries for each of the artist 's works are preceded by a long chronology with numbered and itemised sections discussing in detail the major developments in Magritte 's career . |
| 3 | Says Phil Keer : ‘ I think me and most of my friends are looking for a long term relationship . |
| 4 | Finally , the most convincing evidence for residual function in animals comes from studies using very coarse stimuli that are presented for a long time . |
| 5 | In this type of study , trend values of consumption and income are collected over a long period of time so that most cyclical fluctuations are smoothed out . |
| 6 | As the ice slowly melts the plants are watered over a long period . |
| 7 | As you know , the two of them have become good friends , and are going on a long holiday together . |
| 8 | They are borne on a long , stout , fleshy leaf-stalk . |
| 9 | Although many kinds of trace fossil are known from a long geological time span , some are confined to the Cambrian and could record extinct body plans , as well as details of early metazoan activities such as locomotion and feeding . |
| 10 | Rob and family are coming for a long weekend , so we sha n't have our usual Christmas Day picnic this year , but we 'd much rather have their company . |
| 11 | It points out , however , that decommissioning costs are spread over a long period , while those of reprocessing spent fuel are more immediate . |
| 12 | The boots are finished with a long , broad ribbon that is wrapped around the ankle , being raised to go over the join of boot and trouser if there is a danger of wet snow going down inside . |
| 13 | The earthquakes here , which are associated with a long and complex mountain belt , are generally shallow and generated primarily by compressive stresses . |
| 14 | Only a small minority of the wines are kept for a long time as vintage wines . |
| 15 | Passenger manifests are kept for a long time . |
| 16 | This is seldom needed for analysis purposes but random access mode is often used where the records are held over a long period and have to be updated with the passage of time . |
| 17 | Three of these subjects are compulsory , two are chosen from a long list ( see below ) , while the dissertation is a free choice restricted only by practicality , ingenuity and application . |